lab coat
noun
a loose, often white, overcoat worn in a laboratory or in a medical setting to protect the clothes from substances that could stain or damage them.
lab coats
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pluralof lab coat.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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He led me into a cream-colored bungalow he called his pathogen laboratory, where two workers in lab coats prepared milk samples.
From Salon ● Jun. 22, 2026
When Meyer joined the firm in 1959, the offices and design studios were inside a seedy Chicago hotel, the Alexandria, where 20 or so designers and technicians worked in white lab coats.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 25, 2025
Decked in white lab coats and masks to protect themselves from mould and other contaminants, a group of students at a laboratory at Valencia's Polytechnic University carefully clean and restore photos.
From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2025
Squid-headed figures in lab coats inject fish with pink dye and cradle docile geese in front of giant mushroom-capped trees while solemn weasels look on.
From New York Times ● May 2, 2024
They’re wearing lab coats that Roli borrowed from Seaward, old swim goggles, and black rubber gloves that Papi uses when he’s working with paint thinner.
From "Merci Suárez Changes Gears" by Meg Medina
